tabula rasa slate clean state

tab·u·la ra·sa  (tby-l räs, -z) n. pl. tab·u·lae ra·sae (tby-l räs, -z) 1. a. The mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience. b. The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke. 2. A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning. btw, i thought tabula rasa was from bahasa:)